Overview

This is the third in a four-volume set that provides the definitive account of the major issues of comparative constitutional law in Asia. Volume 3 looks at the both the formal and functional aspects of constitutional structure in 18 Asian jurisdictions. It considers formal aspects such as: - legislative-executive relations; - the court system; - constitutional review (including specialist, ordinary judicial review, and non-judicial institutions of constitutional review); - central-local relations and federalism; - the role of the political parties; - the role of the military; and - independent institutions, such as audit, election, and anti-corruption institutions. It also answers questions about functional aspects of constitutional structure including: - How do these structural institutions work in practice? - What are the factors, such as political dynamics, local culture, ethnic diversity, and social structure, influence their operation? The jurisdictions covered are: Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.

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Author:   Ngoc Son Bui (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Mara Malagodi (University of Warwick, UK) ,  Christopher Roberts (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.900kg
ISBN:  

9781509949779

ISBN 10:   1509949771
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   04 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  

Table of Contents

Part 1: East Asia 1. Structural Institutions in China Ryan Mitchell (Chinese University of Hong Kong) 2. Structural Institutions in Hong Kong Stuart Hargreaves (Chinese University of Hong Kong) 3. Structural Institutions in Taiwan Chien-Chih Lin (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) 4. Structural Institutions in Japan Akiko Ejima (Meiji University, Japan) 5. Structural Institutions in South Korea Yoon Jin Shin (Seoul National University, South Korea) 6. Structural Institutions in Mongolia Munkhsaikhan Odonkhuu (The National University of Mongolia) Part 2: Southeast Asia 7. Structural Institutions in Malaysia Jaclyn Neo (National University of Singapore) 8. Structural Institutions in Singapore Kevin Tan (National University of Singapore) 9. Structural Institutions in Thailand Rawin Leelapatana (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) 10. Structural Institutions in Indonesia Herlambang P Wiratraman (Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia) 11. Structural Institutions in the Philippines Bo Tiojanco (National University of Singapore) 12. Structural Institutions in Cambodia Ratana Taing (Paññasastra University, Cambodia) 13. Structural Institutions in Vietnam Do Hai Ha (Oxford University, UK) 14. Structural Institutions in Myanmar Andrew Harding (National University of Singapore) and Khin Khin Oo (University of Yangon, Myanmar) Part 3: South Asia 15. Structural Institutions in India Rehan Abeyratne (Chinese University of Hong Kong) 16. Structural Institutions in Nepal Mara Malagodi (Chinese University of Hong Kong) 17. Structural Institutions in Bangladesh Ridwanul Hoque (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh) 18. Structural Institutions in Pakistan Moeen Cheema (Australian National University) 19. Structural Institutions in Sri Lanka Mario Gomez (International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka)

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Ngoc Son Bui is Associate Professor of Asian Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, UK. Mara Malagodi is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law and Christopher Roberts is Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the LLB Programme, both at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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